David Esslinger and a group of buddies headed offshore from Galveston, Texas around daybreak on Thursday. They were on Carson Deer’s offshore boat, Catillac, a 46-foot catamaran. The crew was rigged ...

A Texas fisherman may have landed a new state record after reeling in a “giant” 884-pound bluefin tuna off the coast of Galveston, photos show. David Esslinger set out with a crew of friends at 6 a.m.

In April of 2025, a group of anglers off the coast of Galveston, Texas caught a monster-sized bluefin tuna. The previous state record was a whopping 876 lbs., but the bluefin hoisted aboard the ...

BEAUMONT, Texas — A Port Arthur man and his friends reeled in their 'white whale' last week, well in this case a massive bluefin tuna that one would be forgiven in mistaking for a whale. The Bluefin ...

David Esslinger and crewmates pose with an 884-pound bluefin tuna caught off the coast of Galveston, Texas. Screengrab from Facebook post by David Esslinger. A Texas fisherman may have landed a new ...